Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

But now was not the time to ask such questions involving personal privacy. Harry stood aside obediently with Cedric and looked at the Director of Personality.

Although he was on a business trip, he was still wearing the Hornets uniform from his athletic days, as if he was reminiscing about the glory days.

Standing among the warriors with different expressions, he acted very happy: "Now that all the warriors are here, and after the audience gradually enters, I will pass this cloth bag to each of you in turn - in the order of the Goblet of Fire."

He shook the purple silk bag, and a slight clinking sound came from inside. "You have to pick out the models of the things you are supposed to face from inside. They are of different types. This is a test of your luck. By the way, your task is to protect something from your opponent."

With a powerful wave of his fat hand, six golden eggs flew out from the box that had been placed in the corner of the tent from beginning to end, and landed steadily in the hands of each warrior.

"This golden egg is what you have to protect, and you are facing an angry mother - she will think of this egg as her own, the one that was stolen."

Bagman's voice was deep and powerful, and Harry immediately felt the weight of the gadget in his hand - he knew that he was facing an angry dragon, which was a bit scary.

Before he and Cedric could exchange glances, Bagman's voice spoke again.

"Of course, we all know that it is too difficult for the young guys who haven't graduated to face such a challenge, so the existence you are going to fight is definitely not in its prime, and you only need to hold on for a while. 4 points per minute for the first fifteen minutes, 1 point per minute for the rest, and the full score is 80 points. If you get hurt or activate protective magic during this period, 5 points will be deducted. If you make the opponent lose the ability to fight, you will get extra points depending on the situation, ranging from 10 to 20 points."

His voice was full of seduction, like many famous Quidditch commentators, "By the way, these angry mothers will take a potion before going on stage, which will make them weak for about fifteen minutes and gradually recover. The nest in the center of the field will have their weak spot."

These are all very valuable information, just like a coach encouraging everyone to do a great job.

This is good news, Harry thought.

Maybe it was a short while, maybe it was an hour or two, in any case, there were dense footsteps and excited laughter coming from outside the tent.

Then Harry saw Bagman start to untie the purple silk bag in his hands.

"Everyone, it's time. Please allow me to solemnly announce our first project to you all."

He walked in front of Krum holding the sack, and everyone's eyes were on him.

"The keyword for the first event is courage. You will be facing an adult female fire dragon, so we call this event Fire Dragon Attack and Defense. Now let's draw lots."

The bag was handed to Viktor Krum.

Krum showed no surprise, but instead reached in with a resigned look.

Chapter 494: Courage: Fire Dragon Attack and Defense (I)

While the Warriors were nervously drawing their opponents, there was another lively scene outside the court.

Overnight, mountains of building materials were transformed into a magnificent arena with the help of magic.

Not only were there students from Hogwarts, but there were also teachers and students from four other magic schools who had come through the Floo Network, which was specially approved by the Ministry of Magic. They sat in their respective stands, forming blocks of different colors.

Regulus and Inès were standing on the east and west sides respectively, and there was a black-robed wizard in the north who had just arrived from Durmstrang yesterday.

Dozens of dragon trainers are on standby, with all kinds of tools available.

The magic barrier outside the arena had already been erected. The arena, which was several hundred meters in radius, was rocky and jagged, with an ancient castle standing in the center. At the southernmost end was a deep cave, which led directly to the waiting tent.

A dozen gray dragon eggs were placed in the nest of the castle tower, soothing the mother dragon's emotions.

"Roar!!!!!"

It seems that this soothing effect is limited.

"This white eye is really particularly irritable. I don't know which little guy has bad luck."

On the makeshift hill, Lin En watched the roaring dragon from afar and sighed softly.

"No mother would be in a better state than it if she saw that one of her children was missing." Euphemia pursed her lips. "But it's quite lively this time. Whose idea was it?" She asked, pointing at the huge poster that was dozens of meters long.

"I don't know, maybe Pomona?" Lynn shook her head. "Ced would probably think it's too conspicuous."

As he spoke, Bagman, breathless, ran up to the stands, followed by the roar of the crowd.

Looking down, I saw a figure in green walking out of the darkness.

"Inès will be on tenterhooks."

Lynn smiled and pulled out his wand, his amber eyes reflecting the figure in the referee's box.

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Gert Oliveira is one of Inès's best students, at least in the field of curses.

Although he was the first to appear, he was not afraid at all. He pointed his magic wand at the fiercely attacking fire dragon and shouted loudly;

"Exhausted! Empty! Sluggish!"

The dark curse was unstoppable. With a roar of anger and pain, the Australian Egg White Eyes trembled all over, and the speed of the charge dropped by more than half.

"This must be the curse magic of South America. It's really extraordinary." Madame Maxime asked softly in the referee's seat.

Pollachi looked pleased: "Our strengths are not just in the study of curses."

Before he finished speaking, an extremely majestic magical plant rose from the ground and directly trapped the fire dragon in mid-air. Even the dragon flame with a temperature of thousands of degrees could not burn it for a while.

Hurt rushed towards the castle, and with a wave of his hand, red lights went straight to the fire dragon's belly and exploded, adding some pain to its struggle.

This was a perfect start and an excellent performance of the South American wizards' various skills, which even made many people begin to imagine the arrival of victory.

However, this was just a fantasy after all, and the situation took a turn for the worse in just a short moment.

Even though the relatively vulnerable belly was exposed, the fire dragon's powerful vitality still left Hert helpless. As the potion lost its effect and the plants burned, he had just run into the castle when Egg White Eyes' counterattack came like a storm.

He was just one step away from rushing up the tower staircase when he was blocked by the raging fire. His plan of using the dragon egg as his weak spot and forcing the fire dragon to be cautious was thus bankrupt - even though he showed agility comparable to that of a monkey, he could only defend himself in front of the angry dragon.

After several unsuccessful attempts and being nearly injured by the collapsed castle, he had no choice but to use the broken walls to barely make ends meet.

With flames, fangs, claws, and a body as powerful as a siege machine, the angry fire dragon used only twenty minutes to prove to everyone that its reputation as a top predator was not in vain.

The purple sparks rising into the sky announced the end of the battle.

"Oliveira has given up! He lasted twenty minutes and fifteen seconds! 65 points, an excellent result!" With a heart full of regret and a face covered in dust, he heard Bagman's shouts and saw the help coming from all directions.

Even though Lin En sat quietly in the back and did not take any action, the cooperation of several top wizards still made the fire dragon, which was in its postpartum weakness, completely defenseless and was tied up in an instant.

Inès' curse, Regulus' magic chains, and the binding runes cast by Euphemia herself were so weak that even a fire dragon in its prime could not resist them.

But what surprised Lynn was that this mysterious professor from Durmstrang was also very capable, and his magic was no less powerful than Regulus.

This inevitably made him look at the other person a little more. There was no doubt that he was a stranger, someone with little fame.

"This is a bit interesting..."

After looking at the people in the referee's booth with interest, Lynn's eyes finally fixed on the excited Bagman.

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"He lasted twenty minutes..."

Harry in the tent stared at the clock, calculating secretly in his heart.

He drew number four, the Hungarian Horntail, which had an iron tail covered with spikes and was difficult to deal with.

Listening to Bagman's explanation, he already had a picture in his mind, except that he was the protagonist now.

The bell rang again soon, this time it was Krum, his opponent was the Romanian Longhorn Dragon, and the remaining four watched him disappear into the darkness.

Soon there was an ear-piercing scream.

Even with the soundproofing barrier, the anger and pain contained in the howling were still clearly audible.

Then there was a deafening roar of explosions - Krum had undoubtedly angered his opponent, and the scene was even bigger than that of an Australian egg white.

The four of them looked at each other, wanting to see it with their own eyes, but they could only hear Bagman's passionate shouting and explanation.

"A wonderful eye-cursing spell! So fast and accurate! Now one of its eyes is useless!"

"Oh, shit! It seems to have completely lost its mind. Such a strong flame!"

"Krum used the Disillusionment Charm! Smart choice. A dragon that has lost its mind can't take advantage of its sense of smell!"

Perhaps his experience as a Quidditch commentator gave him a lot of experience. He could explain the situation on the scene clearly in just a few words, Harry thought, and listened attentively.

But as Krum used the Disillusionment Charm, the outside seemed to suddenly become quiet, and only wave after wave of exclamations could be heard. It must be the fire dragon that had lost its target and was bombarding indiscriminately.

Harry turned his head to look at his watch, and saw that it was ten minutes - and then he received unexpected news.

"The Romanian Longhorn has recovered! Oh my God! It's rushing towards the castle, what the hell is going on?!" Bagman's shouting stopped abruptly, and a deafening roar covered everything, followed by dead silence.

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"Victor!"

Karkaroff shouted at the top of his lungs, wishing he could dig out the only student who could help him secure his position, but he was not allowed to enter and could only watch as the security personnel gathered at the ruins of the castle.

"The mad fire dragon smashed the castle and the dragon eggs, and also knocked itself unconscious." Madame Maxime said, "Does this count as a mutual destruction?" She was not worried about her safety - after seeing Lynn's Purple Shirt Rune, she would never think that such a small fight could break the defense of the World Tree.

"Of course - of course it should be counted as defeating the dragon. It should be counted according to the full score of time and defeating the fire dragon!"

The flash of confusion and worry in Karkaroff's eyes was clearly captured by Dumbledore.

But he did not point it out. Instead, he put his wand against his throat and said in a deep voice: "Please keep quiet. The warrior of Durmstrang is very safe. His challenge is over. The score will be settled after the rescue is completed."

The stands quickly quieted down.

Lynn's rescue was also smooth - the castle was made of solid materials, and even after a double blow it did not break, but broke apart, making it easy to clean up.

In just a few minutes, the long-horned dragon, with most of its body buried in the bricks and stones, was dug out, followed by Krum.

There was blood everywhere, the fire dragon was blown to pieces, and there was a dragon egg on the tower - although it was just a fake one that was cast under a confusing spell.

Krum was also seriously injured, but they were all external injuries before the Purple Shirt Rune was triggered.

The light of the World Tree blocked the explosion and impact the moment the crisis really came, resolving the biggest crisis.

Lynn said calmly, "Professor O'Connor, send the boy out and we'll fix it. The principals will make a fair judgment, and the proper use of rules and protection is also part of the game."

"Of course, Professor Eric, leave it to me." The unfamiliar-looking wizard seemed not to have heard the hidden meaning of Lynn's words. He politely agreed, drew his wand, and lifted Krum's stretcher.

When he passed the Durmstrang stands, he was greeted with unprecedented cheers and applause - no matter it was due to weakness, accident or any other reason, the audience only cared about the result.

He was the first person to defeat the fire dragon today, and he was also a warrior of Durmstrang, that was enough.

Chapter 495: Courage: Fire Dragon Attack and Defense (Part )

With the joint efforts of Lynn and his companions, the light of the spell flickered several times, and the collapsed castle returned to its original state.

Except for the new dragon eggs that Charlie and his team put back, everything was exactly the same as before the battle began.

The third fire dragon was soon brought over, causing heated discussions and whispers - it was no wonder that the audience was talkative, it was because compared to the previous giant dragon, this "little one" did not look like an adult fire dragon at all.

But those who know the matter know that this is the most dangerous hunter in South America, no doubt about it.

"I hope it's not Harry, otherwise it's a bad omen." Lynn said softly after returning to his original position, "It's not slower than the Firebolt."

"Are you worried about the child?" Euphemia teased.

“Not really. I just feel that… sometimes my involvement will make him lose some… space for growth, so it’s hard to judge his level now.” Lin En rarely showed some hesitation, not knowing how to express it. “But this is not a bad thing. I think Lily would agree.”

Euphemia nodded in agreement but said nothing. Instead, she looked at the scoreboard mischievously—Krum's score was posted below Helt's, along with a breakdown of the scores.

[Viktor Krum: He persisted for 52 minutes and 20 seconds, which is 10 points. He defeated the dragon and made it completely unconscious, which is 62 points. He triggered the protective magic and lost consciousness, which deducted points and no additional persistence time was calculated. The total score is points.]

There were protests from the Durmstrang stands one after another, and Karkaroff's face turned ugly and livid.

This was a typical case of losing more than gaining something. The self-righteous man got hit hard.

Bagman's excitement was not dampened at all, and he shouted merrily:

"Perhaps Krum's result will allow the next contestants to make wiser choices between duration, victory, and injury! This is also part of the game! Next up, contestant Kalaya Clark! Her opponent is the Peruvian Venomtooth Dragon!"

After a few dozen seconds, a petite, pale-faced witch walked out, holding her head stubbornly high.

White clouds began to gather in the sky.

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There are four houses in Ilvermorny, representing the four characteristics of wizards.

The horned serpent represents wisdom, the panther represents the body, the goblin represents the heart, and the thunderbird represents the soul. The last wizard who could be favored by four academies at the same time was Seraphina Picquery, the former president of the Magic Congress.

Kalaiya Clark also believed she could be the next Ms. Picquery, so she chose the Horned Water Snake.

Except for Fontena and Regulus, no one knew her other secret - she was born into a Muggle family and somehow had the ability to learn and master some of the magic exclusive to Pukki.

She displayed this unique gift and talent to win the competition.